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Nigeria Risks Constitutional Crisis -Lawyers, Ex-Envoy

PHOTO: THE AILING NIGERIAN LEADER UMARU YAR'ADUA.
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SELLING THE NIGERIAN BRAND IN 2010

NIGERIA'S MINISTER OF INFORMATION, PROFESSOR DORA AKUNYILI'S SENT IN THIS NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS....
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Somali Arrested In Mogadishu With Chemicals

AS AFGHAN INSURGENTS KILL EIGHT CIA AGENTS...
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CJN SWEARING IN: An Unfair Act

L-R: AILING PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA AND THE NOW INFAMOUS JUSTICE IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI...
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Dennis Brutus Has Died

PHOTO SHOWS ACTIVIST AND POET, PROFESSOR DENNIS BRUTUS....
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Maryam Babangida's Body Arrives In Minna, Buried At 1 a.m WAT

PHOTO: CHIEF IMAM CONDUCTING FUNERAL RITES FOR HAJIYA MARYAM BABANGIDA JUST BEFORE SHE WAS LAID TO REST....
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Former Bank MD Dies In Ilorin Hotel

PHOTO: LATE SAMUEL KOLAWOLE...
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YAR’ADUA: David Edevbie Returns To Abuja With Budget

AS SOME FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS BLOCK MOVES TO MAKE VICE PRESIDENT ACTING PRESIDENT...
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FIRE AT AIT LAGOS OFFICE

Lagos (THEWILL) - The Alagbado headquarters of Africa Independent Television (AIT), Alagbado, Lagos has been hit by a mysterious fire. No one knows for now ...
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RE: FANI –KAYODE, THE FALLACIES
 OF ABIMBOLA

PHOTO SHOWS CHIEF FEMI FANI-KAYODE DURING ONE OF HIS COURT APPEARANCES....
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Umar Abdul Mutallab: Did London Turn Him To Terror?

Two Tourist Trips, Three Years As A Student, Then Off To Join Al Qaeda...
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NIGERIA’S TERRORISM NOTORIETY

THE PLANE UMAR FAROUK ABDUL MUTALLAB ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO BLOW UP...
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Chaos As Chief Justice of Nigeria Swears In New Chief Justice of Nigeria

FIRST LADY MAY HAVE STOPPED PLAN FOR YAR’ADUA’S LETTER ...
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Maryam Babangida For Burial On Wednesday

DELTA, NIGER STATE DECLARE MOURNING...
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Sardaunan Kano: A Walk on the Path of Honour

When God has destined a man to become some thing in life, no man born of a woman can do otherwise. Any one who tempers ...
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Sectarian Violence Erupts In Bauchi State

Abuja (THEWILL)- An Islamic religious sect, Kalokato struck today in the Zango area of Bauchi killing two soldiers and at least six other people including children. THEWILL ...
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US BOMB INCIDENT: MUTALLAB FAMILY ISSUE STATEMENT

UMAR FAROUK ABDUL MUTALLAB WITH A WOMAN BELIEVED TO BE MUM...
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THE ANATOMY OF CHURG STRAUSS SYNDROME

San Francisco (THEWILL) - THEWILL has researched the ailments plaguing the Nigerian President. We reveal the A-Z of the root cause of his several hospitalizations. ...
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THE STATEMENT FROM THE BABANGIDA FAMILY

MARYAM BABANGIDA PASSES ON AT 61 IN US With total submission to the will of Allah, we humbly announce the passing away of our beloved wife, ...
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UPDATED: Maryam Babangida is Dead

DELTA GOVERNOR, DELTA NMA, NIGERIANS REACT TO THE NEWS OF HER DEATH...
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ABROGATION OF LAND USE ACT, OTHERS SOLUTION TO NIGERIA’S PROBLEMS

Chief David Dafinone, a consummate chartered accountant, politician and nationalist is a high flyer from the start. Born almost 83 years ago in Sapele, in ...
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UPDATED: Nigerian President In Bad Shape

As Principal Secretary David Edevbie Prepares Letter, Departs For Jeddah...
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NIGERIAN BOMBER BOUGHT TICKET IN GHANA

PASSPORT NUMBER ALSO REVEALED, ZUMUNTA ASSOCIATION USA CONDEMNS ACT...
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Nigerian Bomber, Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab Gets Charges

US VISITORS VISA ISSUED IN LONDON IN 2008...
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Profile of Bomber’s Father

San Francisco (THEWILL) - Dr. Umaru Abdul Mutallab is chairman of the Nigeria’s first Islamic Bank, Jaiz Bank International Plc which was established in 2003. ...
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UPDATED: Northwest Bomber Is Son of Nigeria's First Bank Ex Chairman Mutallab

NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT ISSUES STATEMENT TO THEWILL NEWSPAPER...
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UPDATED: Nigerian Passenger Tries To Blow Up Northwest Airline

UMAR FAROUK ABDULMUTALLAB BOARDED A KLM FLIGHT FROM LAGOS, NIGERIA. NIGERIAN INFORMATION MINISTER CONTACTED BY THEWILL NEWSPAPER....
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Petroleum Minister Shuns Directive, Travels To Vienna

Abuja (THEWILL) - The directive from Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to the minister of petroleum, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman to shelve all travel plans for the ...
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Pope Knocked To Floor But Unharmed At Mass Incident

A woman jumped over a barricade at the start of Pope Benedict's Christmas Eve mass on Thursday and lunged at the pope, who was knocked ...
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Yar’Adua Is Incapable Of Communicating

Diplomatic and medical sources closely involved with president Umaru Yar’Adua’s treatment have told NEXT exclusively that contrary to claims by Nigerian government officials that they ...
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Ibrahim Tahir: A Personal Loss


The death of Dr. Ibrahim Tahir, Talban Bauchi, fondly referred to as Baba Talba, in the family circles, on December 8, 2009, was a deeply ...
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Schumacher Wants Record Eighth F1 Title

Michael Schumacher targeted an unprecedented eighth Formula One title on Wednesday after Mercedes announced he was coming out of retirement to race for them at ...
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Lagos Explosion: Police Recover Bomb Materials From Bomber's Home

Lagos (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Police Command has said the parcel bombs it diffused at the ‘Logemo House’ Ikorodu road office of Superscreen Television ...
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SUCCESSION: Vice President Rejects Aondoakaa’s Letter

Abuja (THEWILL) - The drama emanating from the absence of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua continued on Wednesday in Abuja as both the Nigerian Vice President ...
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Guinea Junta Chief's Return Could Bring War: France

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Tuesday it would be better for the wounded leader of Guinea's military junta to stay away from his ...
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Isoko Monarch, Others Return After Five Years In Exile

Asaba (THEWILL) - It was all jubilation and celebration at the weekend, as the people of Emede kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta state ...
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AGBOR MURDER: AIG Of Police Takes Over Case

Benin (THEWILL) - A reliable source has revealed that 2 prominent individuals have been arrested and detained at the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) ...
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IBORI: EFCC Gets Certified True Copy, Files Appeal In Benin

San Francisco (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court in Asaba on Tuesday afternoon released the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment of Justice Marcel ...
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Parcel Bomb Explodes In Lagos Based TV Station

Lagos (THEWILL) - A very strange occurrence happened on Tuesday morning on Ikorodu road, Onipanu area of Lagos when a parcel bomb detonated on the courier. The ...
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EFCC Says Asaba Court Frustrating Appeal

San Francisco (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the Federal High Court in Asaba is frustrating its moves to appeal the ...
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NIGERIA: THE RETURN OF THE CABALS

Today marks President Umaru Yar’Adua’s 29th day at the intensive care unit of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. These are not auspicious ...
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IBRU: EFCC Set To Seize Properties In Dubai

As Oceanic Bank Plc Sack 1500 Workers...
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UN Probe Blames Camara For Guinea Killings: Reports

Guinea's junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara bears direct responsibility for the September 28 killings by security forces of more than 150 pro-democracy marchers, the French ...
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Seasonal Greetings To Nigerians

Let me start by wishing Nigerians who are Moslems a belated Barkar De Salah. To those Nigerians who are pagans, may the almighty God bless ...
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MONEY NO LOSS?

There were several opportunities last week for the Nigerian judiciary to showcase its mettle. The result was a mixed bag. In Lagos, a panel of the ...
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Detained Newspaper Editor Released

Abuja (THEWILL) - Ahmed Shekarau, the detained editor of Peoples Daily who was arrested on Monday by officials of the State Security Service has been ...
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State Security Service Pick Up Editor

Abuja (THEWILL) - The State Security Service (SSS) on Monday morning picked up Ahmed Shekarau, the editor of Peoples Daily, a newspaper based in Abuja. Abdullzeez ...
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Earthquakes Rock Malawi And Tanzania, Three Dead

A four-year-old boy and two adults were killed and up to 250 people injured on Sunday when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed buildings in Malawi's ...
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Nigerian President’s Health Still a Concern As Vice President Is Set To Become President

San Francisco (THEWILL) - Investigations show Vice President Goodluck Jonathan will officially take over as president anytime from now in a move expected to ease ...
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Nigerian Actress Caroline Chantel Johnson Is Dead

Lagos (THEWILL) - Actress Caroline Chantel Johnson, 32, popularly known as Uju in the christian television series ‘Heavens Gate’ has died in Omole, Lagos from ...
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Fertilizer Lorry Kills 100 In Nigeria

Benin City (THEWILL) - Kogi State was thrown into mourning on Saturday after a trailer carrying fertilizers rammed into a market in Allo village, Ayingba, ...
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Actress Brittany Murphy Has Died In Los Angeles

Los Angeles (THEWILL) - Actress Brittany Murphy, 32, died early Sunday morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived when ...
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Shell Set To Sell $5 Billion Dollars Of Assets In Nigeria

San Francisco (THEWILL) - Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, will sell-off oilfields in Nigeria valued at about $5 billion, according to reports in ...
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MEND STRIKE OIL FACILITY

JTF, SHELL DISMISS CLAIM...
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Manchester City Sack Coach Mark Hughes

London (THEWILL) - Manchester City released a statement late Saturday confirming the sack of coach Mark Hughes, who has lost just two matches this season. ...
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Christian Registrar Sacked For Refusing To Conduct Gay Marriage

London (THEWILL) - Appeal court judges in a UK court on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, ruled that Lillian Ladle, a Nigerian-born British registrar who refused ...
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Uba Faction Takes Over Anambra PDP Executive

Abuja (THEWILL) - The gubernatorial ambitions of Professor Charles Soludo may be in jeopardy as a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the ...
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IBORI: EFCC To File Appeal On Monday

Abuja (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a second statement since the acquittal of chief James Ibori and others has said ...
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DELTA STATE NMA WISHES YAR’ADUA QUCIK RECOVERY

Benin City (THEWILL) - The entire members of the Nigerian Medical Association, Delta State branch have joined other well meaning Nigerians and friends of Nigeria to wish President Umaru ...
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WHY MR PRESIDENT’S MAILMAN SHOULD GO

Recently Nigerians woke up to hear reports that our President did write to the legislature informing the honourable lawmakers of his intention to go on ...
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UK Court Averts British Airways Cabin Crew Strike

San Francisco (THEWILL) - A London High Court has issued an emergency injunction stopping the planned 12-day strike by British Airways cabin crew, declaring the ...
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Potential Bidders Show Interest In Nigerian Banks: Central Bank

Nigeria's central bank said on Thursday it had received interest from several potential bidders for stakes in some of the 10 banks it is seeking ...
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Charles Soludo Is PDP Candidate-Supreme Court

San Francisco (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon ruled that Professor Charles Soludo is Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate in the February 6, 2010, ...
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Bode George Ordered To Serve Entire Prison Sentence

Lagos (THEWILL) - A Lagos Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed the bail application brought before it by Chief Bode George who had asked the court ...
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President Yar'Adua Unable To Hold Video Conference

As Senate Confirms Justice Katsina-Alu, Justice Ayo Salami....
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"I Shot Guinea Leader": Soldier Tells French Radio

A former aide to Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara has confessed to shooting the West African leader out of fear that he would be ...
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Bank PHB’s Acquisition Of Spring Bank Illegal-Court

Lagos (THEWILL) - A Lagos Federal High Court on Wednesday declared as illegal the acquisition of Spring Bank Plc by Bank PHB Plc saying it was ...
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UBA Gets $150 Credit Line From AFDB

San Francisco (THEWILL) - The African Development Bank (AFDB) has agreed to lend the United Bank for Africa, UBA, $150 million (N22, 350, 000, 000) the ...
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Appeal Court Stops Soludo Again

Abuja (THEWILL) - Professor Charles Soludo’s hopes of contesting the February 6, 2010 governorship elections in Anambra State was halted again by an Abuja Court ...
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YAR’ADUA'S HOSPITALIZATION: Falana Heads To Court

Lagos (THEWILL) – Activist and lawyer Mr. Femi Falana has filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja asking the court to determine ...
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Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock Enjoy New Lease On Career Life

Only Meryl Streep, at age 60, could trill merrily "Turns out, I'm a bit of a slut!" -- and get a Golden Globe nomination for ...
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Francis Atuche, Former Bank PHB CEO Gets Additional Charges

Lagos (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday filed additional charges against the sacked managing director of Bank PHB, Mr. Francis ...
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Court Restrains FG Over Ijaw Community

Asaba (THEWILL) - A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State capital, has restrained the Federal Government and its agents from preventing residents of 52 Ijaw communities in ...
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SHELL NIGERIA: Omiyi Gets Replacement

Lagos (THEWILL) – The Royal Dutch Shell Company has announced the appointment of Mutiu Sunmonu, as replacement for chairman, Mr. Basil Omiyi, who is retiring ...
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Abducted 66-Year-Old Businessman Found Dead In Shallow Grave

Edo Kidnappers free retired Lt. Col David Nehikhare...
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British Airways Cabin Crew Go On Strike

San Francisco (THEWILL) - British Airways cabin crew have called an industrial action to protest job losses and staff welfare. The Union said the “strike will ...
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Anambra 2010 as window to 2011

Nigeria’s preeminent novelist Chinua Achebe is, in manner, soft-spoken and gentle. In fact, Achebe has been described as self-effacing. Seldom does his voice rise. But ...
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SCRAP ASO ROCK TODAY

As my Yoruba brother or sister would scream, mo ti ri! I have found it: the source of the plenteous troubles of Nigeria. Aso Rock ...
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GOVERNOR OSHIOMHOLE: POLITICAL MR. BOMBASTIC CUM PRAYER ADDICT

True, Edo state governor Adam Oshiomhole has developed and cleaned up Benin City beyond the recognition of rot that past PDP rulers have made out ...
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A COUNTRY ON LIFE SUPPORT

I once had a very good friend who worked with an American aid agency here in Nigeria. We liked to hang out a lot and ...
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BAFARAWA: EFCC Arrests Ex Commissioners, Others

Lagos (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested some ex officials of the government of Sokoto State over their alleged involvement ...
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Nigeria’s Central Bank Says Bailed Out Banks In Worse State, Sets Maximun Limit On Cheque Payments

Abuja (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria has said the nine banks it rescued in a N600 billion naira ($4 billion dollar) bailout were discovered ...
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Italian Protester Breaks Berlusconi's Nose

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was rushed to hospital covered in blood with a broken nose and teeth after a man with mental problems hurled ...
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Nigeria’s Union Bank Records N223 Billion Naira Loss

Lagos (THEWILL) - Union bank of Nigeria has reported a pre-tax loss of N223 billion naira ($1.5 billion) for the half year ending in September ...
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Intercontinental Bank Posts N447 Billion Naira Loss

Lagos (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s Intercontinental Bank has posted a pre-tax loss of N447.45 billion naira ($3 billion) for the seven months ending in September, in ...
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Bank PHB Reports N439 Billion Naira In Losses

Lagos (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s Bank PHB, one of the recued banks on Friday reported a pre-tax loss of N439 naira ($2.9 billion) for the 15 ...
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President Yar’Adua Regains Voice But Still Sick

San Francisco (THEWILL) – Reports reaching THEWILL say Nigerian president has regained his voice after not being able to talk all through the week. The ailing ...
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Deregulation, Petroleum Industry Bill Key To Economic Growth- Lukman

Lagos (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s Oil Minister, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman has said that deregulation of the oil sector and the proposed controversial Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will ...
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Delta State Plans To Spend N235.8Billion For 2010 Fiscal Year

Asaba (THEWILL) - Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has presented to the State House of Assembly a budget proposal of N235,706,937,556 billion, tagged, ‘Budget of Consolidation and ...
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Tiger Woods Takes An Indefinite Break From Golf

San Francisco (THEWILL) – Tiger Woods has decided to take an “indefinite break” from professional golf to enable him focus on “being a better husband, ...
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SAVERS Q LIMITED INTRODUCES LIFESTYLE DISCOUNT CARDS

R-L: FUNKE BABS-KUFEJI, BISOLA DEJONWO, MARGARET WITTE OF SAVERS Q LTD, RITA IDEHEN, ELOHOR AISIEN AND FOLAKE MARTINS....
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Oceanic Bank Sets Aside A Whooping N315 Billion For Bad Loans

Lagos (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Oceanic Bank Plc, one of the nine beneficiaries of government’s bailout has said it is setting aside N315 billion naira for ...
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ANAMBRA ELECTION: Vice President Jonathan Says INEC Cannot Stop PDP

Abuja (THEWILL) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot stop the party or its governorship candidate from ...
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Nigeria Formally Asks Interpol To Extradite Ribadu, EL-Rufai

Abuja (THEWILL) - The Nigerian government has said it has issued international arrest warrants for Nasir El-Rufai and Nuhu Ribadu, both former officials of the ...
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Aviation Minister, FAAN Differ On N7billion Asaba Airport Project

Asaba (THEWILL) - The Minister of Aviation Mr. Babatunde Omotoba over the weekend gave its approval to the on going N7 billion naira Asaba International ...
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Obama Accepts Peace Prize In Oslo

San Francisco (THEWILL) - United States President Barack Obama on Thursday afternoon accepted the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, acknowledging the controversies surrounding ...
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Femi Fani-Kayode- Separating The Wheat From The Chaff

One cannot overemphasize the importance of quality reporting when conveying facts and opinions in order to enhance and ensure accurate information dissemination. Before going any further I would like to give ...
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Guinea Junta Chief Not In State To Return: France

Guinea's military junta chief is in a "difficult" condition after an assassination attempt and a return to Guinea is not imminent, a junior French minister ...
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Nigerian Police 'Kill At Will'

Amnesty International exposed the shocking level of unlawful police killings in Nigeria in a new report released on Wednesday. “The Nigerian police are responsible for hundreds ...
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Andy Uba Signs Pact With Labour Party, Promises Not To Decamp

Abuja (THEWILL) - Labour Party governorship candidate in the February 2011 gubernatorial election Dr. Andy Uba has agreed in principle with the party that he ...
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EFCC Detains Former Governor Of Sokoto State Attahiru Bafarawa

San Francisco (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained Dr. Attahiru Bafarawa, a former governor of Sokoto State. EFCC's spokesman Mr. ...
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ANAMBRA 2011: Andy Uba Finally Dumps PDP, Joins LP

Lagos (THEWILL) - Dr. Andy Uba has joined the Labour Party as its governorship candidate for the Anambra State gubernatorial election. The former presidential aide was last ...
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China Ready To Invest $50 Billion For Nigeria Oil

*China, Nigeria in talks after $50 billion offer in June *Nigeria desperate for funding to fill joint venture gaps China is ready to invest $50 billion to ...
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UBA Moves To Position Self For Pioneer Role In Africa

San Francisco (THEWILL) - UBA, one of Africa’s leading financial advisers and lender says it has positioned itself to play a catalyst role in facilitating ...
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Nasir El-Rufai Dares EFCC, Due in Abuja On December 27, 2009

San Francisco (THEWILL) - The embattled former minister of the FCT, Nasir El-Rufai has announced his date of return to Nigeria. In an angry, bold and ...
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ALIMA OYOFO AND ABDULMALIK MUAZU'S WEDDING PHOTOS

Lagos (THEWILL) - Alima Oyofo and Abdulmalik Muazu got married on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the Landmark Village Event Centre in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. A ...
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RIBADU AND EL-RUFAI: Onovo Issues Arrest Warrants

Abuja (THEWILL) - The Inspector General of Police Ogbonnaya Onovo has issued arrest warrants for the duo of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and Nasir El-Rufai for alleged ...
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Nigeria's Returning Entrepreneurs

Kabir Audu is a very successful Nigerian. He's 30. And he has an idea. "It was Ben Gurion in the late 1940s," he says. "He called on ...
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Gods Letter To Nigerians

At the slightest provocation – in fact, often at no provocation at all – Nigerians invoke God’s name. In today’s column, I imagine a letter ...
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Much Ado About Our President

If the Nigerian rumour mill were to be a wealthy human being, resourceful Nigerian lawyers would have by now grossed billions in pay offs and ...
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Implement Uwais Report Or Let Us March....

‘Mr. President felt sad that our own party PDP couldn’t conduct primaries in Anambra State. We are quite sad because we believe that PDP, being ...
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SECTION 39: THE TICKING ELECTORAL CLOCK

Occasions do arise when Section 39 has to turn its gaze inward. Such an occasion is the firing by Mr. Segun Adeniyi, Special Adviser to ...
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Nigerian Government Plans Relocation Of Benin Airport

Lagos (THEWILL) - The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that it will relocate the airport in Benin from its present site to a more convenient ...
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Governor Akpabio is Owner Of $3.1m Found On Bank Manager

Lagos (THEWILL) - Strong indications emerged on Monday that Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State is the owner of the $3.1 million recently seized from ...
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Guinea Leader's Health No Cause For Concern: Doctor

The health of Guinea's junta leader is not a cause for concern, the chief doctor at Morocco's main military hospital said on Sunday after Moussa ...
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NIGERIA: NO RECORDS FOR IMPORTED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR 4 YEARS

Report Indicts NNPC, Chevron, Shell, Agip, Total and other Oil Majors....
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Crime: Another Nigerian & Briton Convicted Of Conspiracy To Murder

London (THEWILL) – Two teenage boys, Kingsley Ogundele, 19, Nigerian and Brandon Jolie, 19, Briton, have been convicted and sentenced to 14 and 18 years ...
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NIGERIAN WINS BIG BROTHER AFRICA

Lagos (THEWILL) -  A Nigerian, Kevin Chuwang Pam has won the Big Brother Africa live television contest. He takes home a huge cash prize of about ...
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Guinea On Edge After Attack On Junta Leader

Guinea's capital was on edge on Saturday following a botched assassination attempt on the head of the ruling junta, with residents bracing for further violence ...
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SCANDAL: Ex Contender For Crown Of Nigeria's Next Super Model Speaks Out On The Dark Side Of The Nigerian Modeling Industry

San Francisco (THEWILL) - “A crushed dream and its rippling effect on the Nigerian Fashion and Entertainment Industry. It does not stop there! The image of ...
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ANAMBRA POLLS: Appeal Court Grounds Soludo Again

Abuja (THEWILL) - The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday certified its earlier ban on Professor Charles Soludo from parading himself as The Peoples ...
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SOUTH AFRICA 2010: Eagles Draw Argentina, South Korea, and Greece

Lagos (THEWILL) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria will have to contend with Argentina, Greece and South Korea in Group B of the World Cup ...
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IBORI: High Court In Asaba Adjourns Again

Asaba (THEWILL) - Justice Marcel Awokulehin has again adjourned ruling to December 17, 2009, in the alleged money laundering case brought against the former governor of ...
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Obama Vows To Tackle Jobs Challenge Head-On

President Barack Obama urged corporate America on Thursday to help tackle the nation's highest unemployment in 26 years but also hinted at federal tax credits ...
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Rahamaniya Oil & Gas Boss Issues Dud Cheque, Flees To Saudi Arabia

Lagos (THEWILL) - Alhaji Abdulrahaman Bashir, one of those owing Intercontinental Bank Plc has fled the country after issuing a dud cheque in the sum of ...
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Yar’Adua Back Next Week- Nigerian Ambassador

As Deputy Senate President Says He Can Be Away For As Long As He Wants...
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Visa Applicants Allege Unfair Treatment At French Embassy

Lagos (THEWILL) - Nigerians seeking to visit France have cried foul over alleged unfair treatment by the new Consul General at the French embassy in Lagos, ...
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Former Finbank Managing Director, Others Back In Custody

Lagos (THEWILL) - A federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Dan Abutu on Wednesday ruled that Mr. Okey Nwosu, sacked former managing director ...
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EFCC Arrests Four Intercontinental Bank Staff Over N12B Fraud

Lagos (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arrested four senior employees of Intercontinental Bank Plc for allegedly transferring N12 billion naira belonging ...
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Nigeria’s President Out Of Intensive Care

Federal Executive Council Rejects Calls For His Resignation...
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Tiger Woods Admits "Transgressions", Apologizes

Golfer Tiger Woods, engulfed in media speculation over his private life after a car accident in the middle of the night, apologized on Wednesday for ...
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Appeal Court Tells Soludo To Forget Governor Bid

Abuja (THEWILL)- A Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday told former CBN boss, Prof. Charles Soludo and his political party, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ...
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Obama Bets Big On Brief Surge

Extra 30,000 U.S. Troops for 18 Months; Republicans Say Timetable Poses Risk...
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Serena Fined $175,000 For U.S. Open Tirade

World number one Serena Williams has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed tirade at the U.S. Open, the ...
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Pressure Mounts On Ailing President Yar’Adua To Resign

San Francisco (THEWILL) - The call for the resignation of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua peaked Tuesday as some distinguished Nigerians including former Senate President Ken ...
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